Author: rtranbooks

I am an Indie author who currently has four books published. For Their Sins is an urban paranormal fiction. Neutral Space is a sci-fi action/adventure. The Rashade' and A Guardian Falls are Books 1 & 2 in the Chronicles of the Coranydas series. I am currently working on Book 3 in this series. I don't have a set genre although I prefer fantasy and all of my books have action and romance.

Have you wondered where I've been lately? Maybe you have and that's great. I love to hear it. Maybe you haven't and that's ok too. Although I am crying a bit into my wine glass. Seriously though I have fallen behind on my posts here on my blog. It's not that I've stopped blogging its … Continue reading Disappearing Blogger

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Writing the perfect villain can be a challenging to some authors. Its all about what kind of tone you want to create with the character. Do you want an absolute overlord that your readers abhor or more of anti-villain that they can sympathise with. In my next blog post in my tips on writing series … Continue reading creating villians

The newest book in my series of dragon shifter romance series is set for a release date of 3/22/2018. To celebrate I had an official cover reveal on the Princess of the Light blog this past Friday. The link is here for your convenience. It includes the book blurb and a different excerpt than the … Continue reading hunted cover reveal

If your an aspiring author trying to make it on your own writing that first novel can seem like an overwhelming task. While For Their Sins wasn't my first novel it was the first one to be picked up by a publisher. Receiving that email that said, 'yes we're interested,' was like Christmas. To spread … Continue reading Creating an Urban Fantasy World

The Princess of the Light posted her review of Dragons of the North today and its as steamy as the books. Read her raving review in the original post here. Grab your copy now for $0.99 before the sale ends on 2/19.

In addition to being Women in Horror Month, February is also celebrated worldwide as the month of love. Valentines Day is the most popular day for declarations of love, marriage proposals, fancy dinners, and gifts of long stemmed roses and chocolates.

We all know, though, that these things aren’t really what love is all about. It’s way more complex, and far more frustrating, than that.

I’ve been privileged to be part of a group of authors who have collected excerpts about different aspects of love from their books into ‘All About Love’ an online magazine, completely free for all readers, which is available now for your reading pleasure. I’m not someone who enjoys reading a lot of romance, especially if it’s clichéd, but I’ve enjoyed reading this magazine because the pieces are varied and interesting, and have been drawn from different genres and styles of writing.

The Literary Titan Book Awards are awarded to books that have astounded and amazed us with unique writing styles, vivid worlds, complex characters, and original ideas. These books deserve extraordinary praise and we are proud to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and imagination of these talented authors.cc

In case you missed the interview with Blake McIntyre this morning the transcript is below. Many thanks to her for participating in our author interview series. Rebecca: We have a lot of wonderful people associated with the music industry here today. Thank you so much for being early risers and appearing on our program this … Continue reading A Character Interview with Blake McIntyre by Grace Augustine

Neutral Space is set in the year 3006 in a galaxy where intergalactic races have intermingled with humans. How did you set about creating the world in this novel?

I love Star Wars and Star Trek. I grew up watching them. As I got older other sci-fi films like Total Recall (the original) and The Fifth Element became personal favorites. When I started writing Neutral Space I envisioned pieces of these different worlds from sci-fi flicks. I wanted something that felt familiar and inviting but still plausible in 3006.

Alliances are broken which causes a war between Kelsairans and humans. I felt the Kelsairans were well developed and thought out. What was your inspiration for this race and how did it change while writing?

The Kelsairan society is based on the Spartans. While they don’t have a whole population of slaves supporting their militaristic lifestyle they…